Moylans Hopsickle Imperial India Pale Ale

Poured a nice amber orange color, nose was pineapple and overly pine and grass. The flavor was malt with slight caramel, but overly done, soapy pine tree. Oily mouthfeel. Quite a bitter finish.

Date: November 30, 2005
Mode: Bottle
Source: Nija’s
Appearance: opaque dark yellow, frothy off white head
Aroma: grassy hop aroma with some carmel sweetness trying to break through
Body: creamy body
Flavor: well balance flavor with great hop character on a slightlly sweet malt base, mild bitter finish

Date: May 11, 2007
Mode: bottle
Source: cinci
Score: 2.9 to 3.5
Appearance: hazy orange, fine white head, lots of lace
Aroma: fresh grassy hop aroma with lots of fruity peach and mango
Body: a bit thin but creamy body
Flavor: lots of tongue scraping bitter hop flavor, malty and fruity sweetness adds character but come nowhere close to balance, even upon warming the bitterness rules even though the sweetness offers up everything it can
Overall: great for those who love abuse but give me more balance

Date: May 31, 2009
Mode: draft
Source: brick store
Appearance: clear amber, creamy beige head
Aroma: huge sweet crystal and grapefruit aroma, sweet fruity orange
Flavor: flavor starts of sweet and fruity and then turns bitter, lots of grapefruit rind

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: **+/4

Date: June 07, 2007
Mode: bottle
Vintage: 2006
with age the hops drop out enough to allow the the sweetness to balance, but is it better?

22 oz bomber. Pours amber color with a large cream colored head and great lacing. Strong citrusy hop aroma... lots of peach and pineapple and grapefruit. Wonderfully bitter taste, silky smooth in the mouth. You just want to keep drinking it... Damn this is good.

The aroma on this one is unlike anything I have experience. It’s super hoppy, mostly pine, but it also smells rich, of caramel and even a hint of cream. In the mouth, it’s more of the same, with added complexity. Mostly balanced to slightly bitter, the fruitiness and creaminess is more pronounced in the flavor, such that it’s on par with the hoppy, more acidic flavors. I can see why some hard-core IPA lovers would think that this isn’t bitter enough, but for me it’s pure heaven.

Bottle. Pine, grapefruit, and lemon rind in the aroma. Very malty and bitter in the initial flavor and some of the citrus hops follow. Very bitter finish. Pretty good and will probably get better as I drink it and become inhebriated.

On tap at Vino’s in Roseville, CA. This amber ale poured with a decent off-white head and a flowery hop aroma. There is a strong hop attack followed by a mellowing malt balance. The alcohol is noticeable, but not overbearing. A very pleasant brew.

Bottle from Irishboy. Slainte!
Pours a rich, deep amber; nice silky brew. Smells of orange and grapefruit. Flavor is grapefruit; in fact, it’s so much that the drinker may pucker his lips. Slight hints of orange peel and lemon are evident. Great mouthfeel. The beer equivalent of a Sour Bomb candy. Hop lovers, buy at least two of this beer.

I’m slightly surprised by the percentile rating on this beer. Its good but I don’t find it to be an incredibly good tasting beer. I’m only half way done... lets see how the second half is.